Category: Nature

The insect apocalypse – rethinking the great chain of being

In Silent Earth Dave Goulson gives a sobering account of the collapse of our insect populations. But make no mistake: if the insects go, we go with them.

Islands of Abandonment – an interview with Cal Flyn

Cal Flyn is an author and journalist. Her most recent book, ‘Islands of Abandonment’ is a compelling account of ‘post-human’ landscapes – places from which human beings have largely withdrawn. In this interview we talk about her fascination with these landscapes and how they speak to contemporary environmental anxieties.

Rose-ringed parakeets – thoughts about invasive species.

I first saw them maybe thirty years ago. I was on the Thames path at Kew when I heard a loud squabble in the big trees on one of the islands in the river.